diff --git a/4-Infrastructure/k3s-flake/tests/homarr-verify.spec.ts b/4-Infrastructure/k3s-flake/tests/homarr-verify.spec.ts
index db93b605..ab1ad8a6 100644
--- a/4-Infrastructure/k3s-flake/tests/homarr-verify.spec.ts
+++ b/4-Infrastructure/k3s-flake/tests/homarr-verify.spec.ts
@@ -49,24 +49,26 @@ test('Verify Homarr configured apps via SSO', async ({ page }) => {
     }
   }
 
-  // Land on Homarr. If we see a "Login" link, click it to authenticate to Homarr itself
-  const loginLink = page.locator('a[href="/auth/login"], a:has-text("Login")').first();
-  if (await loginLink.isVisible({ timeout: 5000 }).catch(() => false)) {
-    console.log('Homarr login link visible. Clicking it to authenticate NextAuth...');
-    await loginLink.click();
-    await page.waitForTimeout(6000);
-    
-    // If Authentik consent/authorization screen appears after clicking login
-    if (page.url().includes('consent') || page.url().includes('authorize') || page.url().includes('application/o/authorize')) {
-      console.log('Consent/Authorization screen detected after Homarr login. Clicking continue...');
-      const continueBtn = page.locator('button:has-text("Continue"), input[type="submit"], button[type="submit"]').first();
-      if (await continueBtn.isVisible()) {
-        await continueBtn.click();
-        await page.waitForTimeout(6000);
-      }
+  // Force NextAuth OIDC authentication by navigating to the login URL
+  console.log('Navigating directly to /auth/login to trigger OIDC session sync...');
+  await page.goto('https://researchstack.info/auth/login');
+  await page.waitForTimeout(6000);
+  
+  // If Authentik consent/authorization screen appears after navigating to login
+  if (page.url().includes('consent') || page.url().includes('authorize') || page.url().includes('application/o/authorize')) {
+    console.log('Consent/Authorization screen detected. Clicking continue...');
+    const continueBtn = page.locator('button:has-text("Continue"), input[type="submit"], button[type="submit"]').first();
+    if (await continueBtn.isVisible({ timeout: 5000 }).catch(() => false)) {
+      await continueBtn.click();
+      await page.waitForTimeout(6000);
     }
   }
 
+  // Navigate back to the home board
+  console.log('Navigating back to home board...');
+  await page.goto('https://researchstack.info/');
+  await page.waitForTimeout(6000);
+
   const title = await page.title();
   console.log('Final Page Title:', title);
   console.log('Final URL:', page.url());